XoomFloppy als USB-Kabel
Die ZoomFloppy war mir immer viel zu groß. Daher habe ich in der Vergangenheit einige Projekte gestartet, um das Ganze auf eine wesentlich kleinere Größe zu reduzieren.
Warum überhaupt ein externes Gerät verwenden, wenn das Diskettenlaufwerk dire…
#1541 #1571 #1581 #C128 #c64 #Cable #commodore #Commodore64 #Device #diy #Extension #opencbm #PC #PCB #Printer #Project #usb #XoomFloppy #XUM1541 #ZoonFloppy
@pla_906114 Not exactly a "project" now ... I soldered that cable like 20 years ago, and when I moved my desktop to #FreeBSD, I ported the (kernel) driver.
But yes, it's pretty nice. I added an optional parallel connection to the 1541's VIA to that cable, and #opencbm comes with automatically uploaded "drive code" making use of it for really fast disk imaging (in both directions).
My horribly old #desktop #PC is finally starting to die. Currently running a backup (using #zfs send/recv) to my server of one important local dataset.
Now I started looking for new hardware and to my surprise found a "modern" mainboard with a "real" parallel port (internal header, certainly good enough). This really helps with my retro hobby (#C64), years ago I soldered a simple interface cable that allows using a 1541 floppy on the PC, I even ported the #opencbm driver for that from #Linux to #FreeBSD. Without a parallel port, you'd need some complex USB interface instead including a microcontroller and "tons of shit", while the cable for the parallel port basically consists of a few diodes.
Now I wonder one thing: I'd also love to have a #FDC (#floppy drive controller) again. Is there any modern board coming with THAT as well or should I just forget about it?
The #ZoomFloppy interface works very good with the #Vice emulator. Many thanks to the #OpenCBM team for fixing the recent issues I had. #Commodore64 #retrocomputing
New video up for Patreons:
ZoomFloppy+OpenCBM+8050
The main issue with the Commodore 8050 and 8250 drives is: How do you get data onto them?
Testing out the ZoomFloppy… it is really plug and play in combination with OpenCBM.
#commodore #c64 #opencbm #zoomfloppy #retrocomputing
Installed @VoidLinux on the #EliteBook 840 G5 and compiled the #Vice #Emulator from source, including ethernet and #OpenCBM support.
I mean: what else would you need a #Laptop for?!
